[1] It grows in Veld grassland habits and on low-lying sandy areas.

The inflorescence is a narrow to wide open array of spikelets light in color when new and becoming darker and tinted purple to reddish with age.

[1] The grass is an introduced species, including places such as; California, Egypt, Hawaii, India, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Texas, Tunisia, Victoria and Western Australia.

[4] It was first introduced to Davis in the Sacramento Valley as a drought-tolerant range grass for grazing.

[7] This means it is now forbidden to trade, import and breed this plant in all Member States of the European Union.